1. On this day the sea was split into various pathways for Musa (A.S) and his people, thus granting them victory over the tyrant Firawn. Hazrat Ibn Abbas (R.A) reports that the Prophet (S.A.W) arrived in Madinah and found the Jews observing fast on the day of Ashura. They said: …
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http://ihyaauddeen.co.za/?p=1393 The divine system of Allah Ta’aala It is the divine system of Allah Ta’aala that He has afforded special virtue and significance to some things over others. From mankind, the Ambiyaa عليهم السلام have been blessed with distinguished positions and elevated statuses over others. From the different places in …
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THE SACRED MONTHS From among the months of the Islaamic year, the “Ashurul Hurum” (Sacred Months) enjoy a greater significance. Hafiz Ibn Katheer (Radhiallahu-anhu) has quoted the saying of Hadhrat Qatadah (Radhiallahu-anhu) in his famous tafseer. He writes: Allah Ta’ala has indeed distinguished some of His Creation from among man …
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JUKZN Activities – April – June 2022
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In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate All praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the most noble of the Prophets and Messengers The Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) said: “Take benefit of five before five: your youth before your old age, …
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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) as saying: There was a dispute between Hell and Paradise and it (Hell) said: “The haughty and the proud would find abode in me”. And Paradise said: “The meek and the humble …
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In nearly every culture, people use metaphors that directly or indirectly allude the heart. We call people ‘hard hearted’ because they show no mercy. Likewise people are said to have ‘cold hearts’ or ‘warm hearts’. When someone’s words penetrate our soul and affect us profoundly, we say that person …
Read More »Productive Life Coaching : Conscious/Mindful Breathing
Breathing. Easy, right? We all do it. It’s the first thing we do when entering this world and the last thing we do as we depart. For most, it is something that, as humans, we do not think about. It is a natural, innate part of our being. We …
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PRODUCTIVE LIFE COACHING: SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION Nowadays, if you’re not on social media, you feel like you’re not truly living in the 21st century. In everything from businesses to personal and professional relationships, social media has a strong presence and, with that, a luring temptation to spend even more time …
Read More »The Muslim Marriage Crisis: Diagnosis and Prognosis
By Abū Lūț muslimskeptic.com بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم What Is Marriage? In the Din, marriage can be defined in a few ways. Legalistically, it is a contract between a man and a woman, endorsed by her guardian unless she is a divorcee, and witnessed by two people. The contract represents …
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